Chinese family obligations

  • Elderly Chinese Woman Offers Property and Salary for a "Daughter" Caretaker Amid Family Estrangement

    Elderly Chinese Woman Offers Property and Salary for a "Daughter" Caretaker Amid Family Estrangement

    Nov 27, 2025 09:13 pm CST

    An elderly Chinese woman from Henan province is seeking a "daughter" to care for her, offering one of her two apartments and a monthly pension of 3,000 yuan (Rs 38,000). With her biological children unavailable - one estranged and another disabled - this case highlights China's growing elderly care crisis, where approximately 60% of citizens over 60 are "empty nesters" living without their children's support.